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Entertainer Danny Gans had high blood pressure “for years” and a history of heart problems in his family, his longtime manager said today. Chip Lightman said Gans, who died May 1 at age 52 three months into his long-term deal at the Encore hotel, “really watched his health, knowing it (heart trouble) was in his family.” Lightman acknowledged he was heard “all the rumors” but said he is not concerned about what might surface in the toxicology tests that could take several more weeks before the Clark County coroner’s office releases the results. "I can swear on a Bible I...

Danny Gans had just finished his show Wednesday when his manager Chip Lightman sent a text message. "Apollo show. Are you OK. No curtain?" Something didn't feel right to Lightman. Looking back, "that was the scariest thing," Lightman said Friday, still in shock hours after the death of Gans at age 52. A creature of habit, Gans rarely ended with "The Curtain Falls," Bobby Darin's favorite closer. Through most of his thousands of shows as a 13-year Las Vegas headliner, Gans preferred ending with "Apollo," which featured snippets of songs by Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles and others....